New Boule! New boule are always a bit tricky to move on to. Your old boule have played in lots of classic games and you have played some great shots with them. The battles on the piste may have taken their toll or maybe your current boule are just right. The choice to move on to new boule is down to the player but remember the wear is a gradual thing and it maybe you have not noticed the wear may have affected the boule. At dusk when you are playing sparks can be seen sometimes when your boule land on gravel. Those sparks are tiny fragments of your boule and gravel and although they can be seen at night that process is happening every time your boule makes contact with the ground. This leads to uneven wear on the surface of the boule and loss of weight over years. Time flies by and those boule may not be as young as you think. A quick weigh and measurement can reveal the damage produced over the years. Many players think a boule is legal until the markers name and weight have worn off. This is partly true but as most new boule markings are 1 to 2mm deep you can see the amount of wear required to erase the markings will lead to imbalance and weight loss long before the markings have completely disappeared.
New boule can be a real shock to players changing from well worn boule to new boule. New boule will take a time to get to the grip they may have been used to.
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